should i reformat or make a "simple volume" SSD?

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smattin1

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I reinstalled my motherboard after a failure to install a new one to fix a graphics card (see http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3228632/replaced-t530-motherboard-start-beeps-repeated.html for a description. I didn't get any replies, and I had to give up) when i first started up, the computer was slower than sin (e.g. 3 minutes or so to open up anything). Also, I have noticed that i don't see the SSD in "my computer", which i think it used to. I used a system restore to the point before i replaced my motherboard. further, the 16gb ssd looks to be completely empty - is it possible that it was reset in some manner (15271 MB unallocated space)?

currently, it seems to be set to "MBR". when i look to disk management, it gives me the option to make a simple volume SSD. should I reformat it into a simple volume? I was told when i got it that the SSD would learn what programs i use often and save them to there so i can boot faster - is that what MBR does? Any help would be appreciated!
 
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Boogieman_WD
Hey there, smattin1.

What you've been told means that the SSD has been set as a chache drive for the HDD. This is basically the same setup SSHDs (a.k.a. hybrid drives) use. You have a large capacity HDD and a small capacity SSD part, which is not seen in Windows Explorer (My Computer, This PC). It's set to cache regularly used programs so that you can load them much faster. However it seems like there might be an issue with the HDD itself if it's taking so long to load programs. I'd strongly recommend that you backup any important data which you might have on that drive, just to be on the safe side. After that download the HDD manufacturer's diagnostic tool (or a 3rd party one if you don't know the manufacturer or if it doesn't offer...
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Hey there, smattin1.

What you've been told means that the SSD has been set as a chache drive for the HDD. This is basically the same setup SSHDs (a.k.a. hybrid drives) use. You have a large capacity HDD and a small capacity SSD part, which is not seen in Windows Explorer (My Computer, This PC). It's set to cache regularly used programs so that you can load them much faster. However it seems like there might be an issue with the HDD itself if it's taking so long to load programs. I'd strongly recommend that you backup any important data which you might have on that drive, just to be on the safe side. After that download the HDD manufacturer's diagnostic tool (or a 3rd party one if you don't know the manufacturer or if it doesn't offer such a tool) and test the HDD for errors.
As for for the cache setup not being set anymore, this is most probably because you've got a new motherboard and you have to do it again. However, first backup your data as already suggested and make sure that the drive is OK. After that you should have instructions on how to set it up in the laptop's User Manual.

MBR is a partition table type.

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
 
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